Prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases in primary school children in Edirne, Turkey, two surveys 10years apart

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 4 PART2, 2010, Pages

  Selcuk, Ziya Toros ^a   Demir, Ahmet Ugur ^a   Tabakoglu, Erhan ^b   Caglar, Tuncay ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77957341892     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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